SCHOOL OF AMERICAN BALLET INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

SCHOOL OF AMERICAN BALLET INC

EIN 13-1275970 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A6E0)

What they do

THE SCHOOL of AMERICAN BALLETS MISSION is to TRAIN STUDENTS for PROFESSIONAL CAREERS IN CLASSICAL BALLET.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $73.60 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders55 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

62.45%of revenue went to mission work73.6% of expenses · Program services

11.45%of revenue went to fundraising13.5% of expenses

$84.86spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

10.97%of revenue went to management and office costs12.9% of expenses

$5.74in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

46.1%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $441,370 for CARRIE W HINRICHS (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$23,285,155

Mission workProgram services$14,541,69662.45% of revenue73.6% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$2,553,65110.97% of revenue12.9% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$2,665,36411.45% of revenue13.5% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$3,524,44415.14% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$19,760,71184.86% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 73.6% mission · 12.9% management · 13.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 84.86% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 73.7% mission · 14.4% management · 11.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 57.44% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 73.7% mission · 14.9% management · 11.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 140.81% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 72.9% mission · 16.0% management · 11.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 111.59% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 72.1% mission · 17.3% management · 10.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 76.49% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 71.4% mission · 16.2% management · 12.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 116.63% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 72.4% mission · 15.9% management · 11.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 107.04% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 73.1% mission · 15.6% management · 11.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 91.51% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$23,285,155

Expenses$19,760,711

Annual surplus $3,524,444 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$14,541,696 · 73.6% of expenses

Management and office costs$2,553,651 · 12.9% of expenses

Fundraising$2,665,364 · 13.5% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$23,285,155

Expenses$19,760,711

Assets$113,355,622

Income$95,945,383

Contributions$10,734,836

Mission work (program services)$14,541,696

Fundraising$2,665,364

Grants given$418,180

Average grant$59,740

Management and general$2,553,651

Stocks and bonds$4,243,539

Accounting fees$74,215

Investing fees$145,148

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

CARRIE W HINRICHSEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $441,370Base $388,898 · Other $52,472

KATRINA K KILLIANDIR CHILDRENS PREP DIV · 27 hrs/week $321,544Base $267,335 · Other $54,209

KAY MAZZO BELLASTEACHER · 12 hrs/week $244,085Base $240,815 · Other $3,270

NAZ KAMALDIRECTOR OF FINANCE · 40 hrs/week $234,118Base $185,532 · Other $48,586

SION E HARRINGTONDEAN OF STUDENT AND ALUMNI · 40 hrs/week $201,172Base $173,099 · Other $28,073

ALLEN PEIFFERTEACHER- SR PROF PLACEMENT MGR · 20 hrs/week $198,651Base $168,409 · Other $30,242

SUZANNE SCHORERTEACHER · 27 hrs/week $185,602Base $178,106 · Other $7,496

DARLA K HOOVERFORMER CHAIRMAN OF FACULTY · 40 hrs/week $152,819Base $140,767 · Other $12,052

JONATHAN M STAFFORDARTISTIC DIRECTOR · 10 hrs/week $134,463Base $109,615 · Other $24,848

LORINE DELVALLEECHIEF OPERATING OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $77,308Base $69,540 · Other $7,768

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (55)

CARRIE W HINRICHSEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

KATRINA K KILLIANDIR CHILDRENS PREP DIV

KAY MAZZO BELLASTEACHER

NAZ KAMALDIRECTOR OF FINANCE

SION E HARRINGTONDEAN OF STUDENT AND ALUMNI

ALLEN PEIFFERTEACHER- SR PROF PLACEMENT MGR

SUZANNE SCHORERTEACHER

DARLA K HOOVERFORMER CHAIRMAN OF FACULTY

JONATHAN M STAFFORDARTISTIC DIRECTOR

LORINE DELVALLEECHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

KELLIE J ABREUDIRECTOR

LAURA ZECKENDORFDIRECTOR

OMAR ABDEL-HAFEZDIRECTOR

LYN M MCHUGHDIRECTOR

MAXIMILIAN CASCANTEDIRECTOR

MORGAN P RICHARDSONDIRECTOR

NANCY S MACMILLANTREASURER

NAOMI SELIGMANDIRECTOR

NICOLE MURPHYDIRECTOR

OLIVIA C WASSENAARDIRECTOR

ZITA J EZPELETACHAIR

PHOEBE TUDORDIRECTOR

ROSEMARY T BERKERY HAUSENDIRECTOR

SALLY SHREEVESDIRECTOR

SHANNON G CASPERSENDIRECTOR

STEPHANIE A SHARPSECRETARY

SUSAN F MILLSTEINDIRECTOR

SUSAN P READDIRECTOR

SUZANNE ALLEN REDPATHDIRECTOR

ALESSANDRA W GOULDNERDIRECTOR (TO DEC 2024)

ELIZABETH R MILLERDIRECTOR (TO JUL 2025)

ALICE VILMADIRECTOR

ALYSSA COHEN TABLADADIRECTOR

AMANDA BROTMAN-SCHETRITTDIRECTOR

ASHLY NIKKOLE DAVISDIRECTOR

BARBARA MANFREY VOGELSTEINDIRECTOR

BENAN ELLISDIRECTOR

CAROLYN WRIGHT-LEWISDIRECTOR

CATHERINE DOYLEDIRECTOR

CHELSEA V CLINTONDIRECTOR

CORINNE KOPELMANDIRECTOR

DAVID R PRUNERDIRECTOR

ELISABETH M ARMSTRONGVICE CHAIR

KAREN ADAMS HORTONDIRECTOR

ELLEN L NEEDHAMDIRECTOR

ELLIS WHIPPLEDIRECTOR

ERIC TAYLORDIRECTOR

FRANCES D FERGUSSONDIRECTOR

GARFIELD L MILLER IIIDIRECTOR

GREGORY OSTLINGDIRECTOR

HELEN HAJEDIRECTOR

HILARY PEEKDIRECTOR

IDA KRISTENSENDIRECTOR

JIM BRENNANVICE CHAIR

JUSTIN PECKDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1942
Location: 70 LINCOLN CENTER PLAZA, NEW YORK, NY 10023-6548
County: New York
In care of: NAZ KAMAL
Primary officer: NAZ KAMAL, SENIOR FINANCIAL OFFICER

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(212) 769-6600

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: September 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP
NTEE classification: Arts, Culture & Humanities (A6E0)
Grant-giving organization: Yes